The debate about the best game storage drive between HDD vs SSD vs NVMe has been raging forever but in this video we look at how external SSDs can be used for modern games in 2021. How does an external drive perform against the internal drives in game load times, game updates and stability? Also which USB ports should you use for the best external drive performance? Buy items in this video from Amazon at the links below: Crucial X8 External SSD - https://geni.us/X8SSD Crucial X6 External SSD - https://geni.us/X6SSD Crucial MX500 - https://geni.us/MX500SSD Crucial P5 NVMe - https://geni.us/P5SSD Western Digital Black HDD - https://geni.us/WDHDD2TB Western Digital Blue HDD - https://geni.us/WDBLUE2TB Corsair 5000D - https://geni.us/C5000D Timestamps: 0:00 - External drives for gaming Intro 1:27 - USB Interfaces EXPLAINED 3:37 - How to Choose the BEST USB Port 4:36 - WATCH OUT for Front Panel Connectors 5:11 - How we Tested External Drives 7:34 - External vs SSD vs HDD Performance 8:10 - Game UPDATE Times 10:23 - Game LOAD Times - External vs SSD vs HDD 11:42 - Game FRAMERATES 12:20 - External vs SSD vs HDD Conclusion Subscribe ► https://bit.ly/SubHWC Review unit provided free of charge by the companies listed. This video is sponsored by Corsair. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Gear list (Available on Amazon): Main Camera (Dmitry) - https://geni.us/SONYA7III Main Lens (Dmitry) - https://geni.us/Tamron2875 Main Camera (Eber) - https://geni.us/CanonEOS-R Main Lens (Eber) - https://geni.us/dLL Main 2nd Lens (Eber) - https://geni.us/Canon24-70MKII Main Camera Mic (D & E) - https://geni.us/RODEMIC Cheap 4K Camera (Panasonic G7) - https://geni.us/24nm Awesome Slider - https://geni.us/1Hwt Our Shotgun Mic - https://geni.us/Sennheiser-MKE600 ---------------------------------------­------------------- Our full site: https://bit.ly/HardwareCanucks Join Our Forums: https://bit.ly/HWC_Forums Follow us for more updates! Twitter https://bit.ly/HWC_Twitter FaceBook https://bit.ly/HWC_Facebook Instagram https://bit.ly/HWC_Instagram ---------------------------------------­-------------- #externalssdforgaming #ssdvshddfps #hardwarecanucks